Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
19.2° C
4.1° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
NNE
7
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
53
39
36
25
24
16
15
17
27
38
71
121
99
91
69
63
48
48
47
47
51
35
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
0
NNE
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:41AM4.68m
00:27AM4.17m
12:38PM4.33m
1:25AM3.98m
1:45PM4.07m
Low Tide
5:25AM1.53m
6:01PM1.21m
6:12AM1.77m
6:50PM1.58m
7:08AM1.96m
7:52PM1.86m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:09
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
12
10
11
11
12
12
14
15
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
17
15
16
14
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